by Jennifer McGregor | May 7, 2017 | Disorders & Eating Disorders
Finding a job when you’re a teenager is easy if you’re just looking for something to help you earn cash over the summer; fast food restaurants and retail shops are always on the lookout for eager and willing young people who have flexible schedules....
by Jennifer McGregor | Mar 6, 2017 | Disorders & Eating Disorders
It’s estimated that eating disorders affect around ten million Americans over the course of their lifetime, yet there is still so much that is misunderstood or simply not known about them. For many who suffer with these disorders, the guilt and shame that come...
by Turtbub | Jun 20, 2009 | Disorders & Eating Disorders
Originally posted on http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/uhs/eating/eating-selfcontrol.htm What is it? Compulsive over-eating is characterized by uncontrollable eating followed by feelings of guilt and shame. It is different from bulimia in that it does not involve any...
by Sarah Bostaph (InnocenceLost57) | May 19, 2007 | Disorders & Eating Disorders
The modern-day image of the stick-figure goddess has prompted millions of people to start counting and cutting calories. Already low-calorie diets are reduced to a bare three figures in an attempt to shed that extra pound or two a week. But surprisingly, cutting...
by Erin McCune | Aug 7, 2006 | Disorders & Eating Disorders
Look at me and you just might see an antisocial “freak” but what you do not know is the disorder that I have. I am seventeen and living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I got diagnosed with PTSD three years ago by a psychiatrist. I went to the...
by Danica Harrison | Dec 9, 2004 | Disorders & Eating Disorders
“Five pounds less, and you’d be perfect”, started it all. When a professional dance trainer told me I’d be perfect for her school, just 5 pounds less, and I’d have it made for myself. So what do I do, I freak. First thought that races...
